Was born in New Castle, May 18th, 1855, and has resided in Lawrence county
all his life. He received a common school education, worked as a puddler and
roll hand until 1880, when he moved to Wampum and took charge of the Wampum Iron
Company Store, which place he left to accept an appointment as mail agent
between Columbus and Cincinnati, Ohio, which position he resigned in November,
1882, and was elected alderman of the 4th ward, New Castle, in 1883, taking his
office April 1st. In 1886 he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for
the Legislature and came within twenty-three votes of being nominated. Being
quite a young man his first run surprised almost everybody, and it is generally
conceded that he can have the nomination next year with but very little
opposition if he wants it. Within the last year he has made quite a reputation
as a detective, having rendered valuable assistance to S. B. MARSHALL in the
arrest and conviction of MCPHILANEY, BUCAHNAN, John SHARP, Wm. SHARP, James
BOLMER, Geo. HENDERSON, Silas STICKEL, SCHELL, MURRAY, SEIGLER AND others
charged with high crimes. He was married February 18th, 1879, to Miss Eva A.
MOORE, daughter of Mrs. J. B. MOORE, Mercer Street and is the father of one
child.
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